It's to hold the XLR in when they swing it by the cord like 90% of metalcore singers do. If you've ever seen an sm57 fly out into the crowd at 100mph because of a careless singer you'd duct tape that sucker too.

It's to hold the XLR in when they swing it by the cord like 90% of metalcore singers do. If you've ever seen an sm57 fly out into the crowd at 100mph because of a careless singer you'd duct tape that sucker too.

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I'm pretty positive that neither a mic or a cord are components for a bolo.
It wouldn't need to come apart to jack someones grill in the front row either.

So the tape is really a futile preventative measure, for careless vocalists, to try and keep from getting their grill knocked in by the boyfriend of the chick with the big goose egg on her forehead?

(And no, I wouldn't duct tape the mic. I'd find a different band, or give more time to the ones who respect my gear.)